[20210205]IF11756_第二十五条修正案：第3节和第4节——总统残疾.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov February 5, 2021The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Sections 3 and 4Presidential DisabilityThe Twenty-Fifth Amendment, proposed by Congress in 1965 and ratified by the states in 1967, provides for presidential succession, vice presidential vacancies, and presidential disability. Presidential inability or disability is specifically covered in Section 3, whereby the President may declare a disability, and Section 4, whereby a disability is declared by the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet or such other body as may be established by law. Section 3: Presidential Declaration of Disability Section 3 of the amendment covers circumstances in which a President is able to declare himself or herself “unable to discharge the powers and duties” of the office. When the disability is removed, the President reclaims the office by a declaration to that effect. Disabilities may include a sudden injury or illness or scheduled medical treatment that might leave the President less than fully aware or cognizant for some period of time. It may potentially cover other situations, such as absence from the country or a period of intense grief, for example, related to the l